Frontispiece

Speaking with Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy by telephone aboard Air Force One, June 6.

Greeting U.S. troops at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, May 1.

Chatting with students in the Blue Room at the White House before delivering remarks on college affordability, June 21.

Holding Arianna Holmes, daughter of departing International Economic Affairs special assistant Angela Holmes, in the Oval Office at the White House, February 1.

Transiting by helicopter from Kabul to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, with Gen. John R. Allen, USMC, commander, NATO International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan, left, and U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, right, May 1.

Meeting with euro zone leaders on the Laurel Cabin patio during the Group of Eight (G-8) summit at Camp David, MD, May 19.

Conferring with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan during the NATO Summit in Chicago, IL, May 20.

Watching as Hannah Wyman of Leominster, MA, demonstrates her science fair project in the Blue Room at the White House, February 7.

Greeting veterans of the Tuskeegee Airmen with Mrs. Obama in the East Garden Room prior to a screening of the film ""Red Tails"" at the White House, January 13.

Hugging Rep. Gabrielle D. Giffords on the floor of the House Chamber prior to delivering the State of the Union Address at the U.S. Capitol, January 24.

Walking with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Esperanza Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, June 18.

Talking with a young woman during an impromptu visit to the Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland after a campaign event in Cleveland, OH, June 14.

Sitting on the Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI, April 18.

Greeting workers at the One World Trade Center site in New York City, June 14.

Acknowledging applause following remarks on student loan interest rates at the Coors Event Center at the University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, CO, April 24.